August 2, 2004 – For Immediate Release

 

 

LIGHT RAIL KIOSKS TO BE UNVEILED WEDNESDAY

AT 12:30 P.M. NEWS CONFERENCE

 

Phoenix, Ariz. – Beginning this week, the public will get a chance to learn a lot more about the Valley’s light rail system when informational kiosks are placed along the route. One-of-a-kind kiosks with information and materials about the Valley’s future METRO light rail system will revealed to the public beginning Wednesday at a display at Spectrum Mall.  A news conference to unveil the kiosks will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4 inside the mall’s main entrance at Bethany Home Road and 17th Avenue. 

 

The unique, seven-foot-tall structures were designed, built and donated to Valley Metro Rail by local architectural and sign firms as part of a community service project and design competition through the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS. Winning design firms include: Smith Craft, Gould Evans, Circle West Architects, Leo A Daly, Baker Engineering & Energy/All Signs System and s.e.a.d. architecture + construction.

 

The kiosks will be on display at the mall through the weekend, then will be placed at selected locations along the future METRO light rail route beginning August 9.  Permanent kiosk locations are Phoenix Spectrum Mall, the Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix Plaza, the Tempe Main Library, the Escalante Community Center in Tempe and the Mesa Public Library.  They will remain at those locations through light rail construction. 

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The kiosks are the products of a design competition hosted by Valley Metro Rail and SMPS. Winning design firms include: Smith Craft, Gould Evans, Circle West Architects, Leo A. Daly, Baker Engineering & Energy/All Signs System and s.e.a.d. architecture + construction.

 

The kiosks include maps and photosimulations of the METRO light rail system, publications, construction information and METRO discount cards for participating businesses along the route.  

 

 

Valley Metro Rail is a non-profit, public corporation overseeing the design, construction and operation of the light rail system.  Major construction on the METRO light rail system is scheduled to begin this fall.  The system is scheduled to open in late 2008.  For more information about METRO light rail, visit www.valleymetro.org or call (602) 534-1807.

 

SMPS is a national organization for marketing professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry with more than 5,000 members. Its mission is to be the premier source for education and information for marketers of professional services in the built and natural environments.

 

 

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For more information, or to arrange media interviews, contact:

Daina Mann, Communications Manager

(602) 744-5592 or (602) 291-RAIL (7245)

August 2, 2004 – For Immediate Release

Media Alert

Light rail kiosks to be unveiled Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. news conference

What:              News conference to unveil final light rail informational kiosks.

§         Kiosks are one-of-a-kind, architecturally designed structures up to seven feet tall and weighing up to 300 pounds.

§         Kiosk designs range from a modern chair with integrated brochure racks to an organic rock and metal mesh tower to a plexiglass ribbon representing the shape of the 20-mile route as it winds through the Valley. 

§         Kiosks have information about the future METRO light rail system, including:

o       Maps

o       Photosimulations

o       Brochures and fact sheets

o       METRO discount cards for participating businesses along the route

 

Who:               Richard Simonetta, CEO, Valley Metro Rail

                        Claudia Bullmore and Kristy Kevitt, Society for Marketing Professional Services

                        Representatives from six architectural and sign firms who created and donated the kiosks

 

Where:            Phoenix Spectrum Mall, Bethany Home Road and 17th Avenue, inside main entrance

 

When:             Wednesday, August 4

                        12:30 p.m.

 

Valley Metro Rail is a non-profit, public corporation overseeing the design, construction and operation of the light rail system, which is scheduled to open in late 2008.  For more information about the future METRO light rail system, visit www.valleymetro.org or call (602) 534-1807.  SMPS is a national organization for marketing professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry with more than 5,000 members.

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GREAT VISUALS: Six unique, architecturally-designed, seven-foot-high kiosks will be displayed for the first time to the public.  Also opportunities for interviews with firms who designed and donated these incredible pieces, as well as representatives from Valley Metro Rail and SMPS.